Sincha Dimara, the news and current affairs manager at EMTV in Papua New Guinea, has been sacked after weeks of being suspended.
Ms Dimara, who was one of the longest serving journalists in PNG and at EMTV for 30 years, was accused of insubordination.
Sincha Dimara Photo: Supplied
It concerned stories EMTV had run about a controversial Australian businessman operating in PNG who was facing criminal charges.
When she was suspended 24 other news staff walked off the job in support - they were later sacked.
Scott Waide worked alongside Ms Dimara for years and said her main concern was that the other reporters be re-instated because there's important work to do.
"She was trying to negotiate the re-instatement of the 24 stafff who were sackekd because they stood up. And she was expecting a termination or something like that heavier penalty after her suspension. So she was saying even if they sack me that's fine, but the 24 staff have to go back to work because we have an election to cover in June," he said.